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Geometric Abstraction Morellet, François
4 carrés.
See original version (German)
34
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Geometric Abstraction Morellet, François
4 carrés.
See original version (German)
Estimate €360 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Geometric Abstraction
Morellet, François
4 carrés. 1992. Etching and embossing on BFK Rives-Velin (with watermark). 57 x 76 cm. Signed and numbered. - Isolated, slight handling marks, particularly along the lower edge; a few slight discolourations at the bottom right; minimal edge wear at the bottom left; overall in very good condition. A magnificent, rich print, beautifully capturing the artist’s etching style, with the embossed elements almost filling the format, and featuring the artist’s margin at the top and bottom.
One of 75 copies. - Printed by Tanguy Garric, Paris. - Published by the Fundación de la federación internacional de las juventudes musicales, Marcel Cuvelier, René Nicoly, Barcelona. - From a 4-part portfolio featuring works by François Morellet’s fellow artists Max Bill, Eduardo Chillida and Sol LeWitt. - Morellet predominantly uses basic geometric shapes and colours for his strictly abstract compositions, which are characterised by rigorous objectivity and clarity. He subjects chance and unpredictability to a precise arrangement; every element is positioned with the precision required to constitute the work. Simple geometric shapes such as a square are transformed into clean-lined rectangles and triangles. Significantly, it is precisely this process that imbues them with playfulness, irony and wit.
Etching and embossing on BFK Rives-Velin (with watermark). Signed and numbered. - Isolated light handling marks, particularly along the lower margin; slight discolouration in patches at the lower right; minimal edge wear at the lower left; overall in very good condition. A splendid, rich impression, with the embossing almost filling the image, featuring deckle edges at the top and bottom. - One of 75 copies. - Printed by Tanguy Garric, Paris. - Published by the Fundación de la federación internacional de las juventudes musicales, Marcel Cuvelier, René Nicoly, Barcelona. - From a four-part portfolio featuring works by François Morellet’s fellow artists Max Bill, Eduardo Chillida and Sol LeWitt. - Morellet primarily uses basic geometric shapes and colours for his strictly abstract compositions, which are characterised by rigorous objectivity and clarity. He subjects chance and unpredictability to a precise arrangement; each element is positioned with the precision required to constitute the work. Simple geometric shapes, such as a square, are transformed into clean-lined rectangles and triangles. Significantly, it is precisely this process that imbues them with playfulness, irony and wit.
*This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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